1. (a) The commission may issue orders under IC 4-21.5 to:

   1. (1) deny, suspend, diminish, or revoke permits and licenses as authorized by this article; and
   2. (2) impose civil penalties, in addition to any other penalty imposed by the commission on a person who violates this article or a rule or an order of the commission.
2. (b) The commission or the commission's designee, as determined under the rules of the commission, on its own motion or in addition to a penalty assessed by the judges, may issue orders under IC 4-21.5 to rule a person off one (1) or more permit holders' premises, if necessary in the public interest to maintain proper control over recognized meetings.
3. (c) A civil penalty imposed against a licensee under subsection (a)(2) may not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). For purposes of subsection (a)(2), each day during which a violation of this article or a rule or an order of the commission continues to occur constitutes a separate offense.
4. (d) Civil penalties imposed under this article shall be deposited in the state general fund.

As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.43; P.L.50-1995, SEC.10; P.L.210-2013, SEC.9; P.L.153-2026, SEC.11.